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Art Galleries of the Netherlands

Amsterdam, The Hague 5 nights Price from £2,179 per person
Departs: 03 Mar 2024
Departs: 03 Mar 2024

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Amsterdam has one of the world’s greatest concentrations of exceptional art collections and our tour in the company of Dutch art historian Ger Van Den Munckhof will transport you to Holland’s 17th century Golden Age and back again, via Van Gogh, De Stijl and futurism. The Rijksmuseum is at the heart of our visit, with its treasure trove of masterpieces by Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer, displayed in the gloriously renovated building designed by Pierre Cuypers. However, we also see a great number of works by Vincent Van Gogh, both at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and at the Kröller-Müller Museum near Arnhem, which has 90 works by Van Gogh amongst its rich collection of 19th and 20th century paintings displayed in a modern gallery amid the wild beauty of the national park De Hoge Veluwe. We shall also visit The Hague, where we will see the magnificent collection at The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, reopened in June 2014 after the painstaking restoration of its 17th century interiors.

What's included

...when you travel with Kirker

  • Return flights
  • Five nights’ accommodation with breakfast
  • Three dinners
  • All entrances fees and gratuities as described
  • The services of a Kirker Tour Lecturer

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - NH Museums Quarter Hotel

    We travel to Amsterdam and transfer to the 4* NH Hotel Leidseplein where we shall stay for the duration of the holiday.
  • Day 2 - Van Gogh Museum & the Rijksmuseum

    This morning we go to the Van Gogh Museum where over 200 paintings, drawings and letters are on display. Afterwards we will visit the most important art museum in Holland, the Rijksmuseum. Designed by Pierre Cuypers and first opened in 1895, the Rijksmuseum was reopened in 2013 after a ten-year restoration project, and houses the world’s greatest collection of Dutch paintings dating from the 17th century, Holland’s Golden Age, which includes Rembrandt’s eminent The Night Watch.
  • Day 3 - The Hague

    Today we drive to The Hague, a sedate and dignified town of great charm. Here we visit the Mauritshuis with its wonderful collection of works by Dutch and Flemish masters, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens and Paulus Potter, as well as its most famous works: The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius and Vermeer’s The Girl with the Pearl Earring.
  • Day 4 - Canal cruise & The Stedelijk Museum

    We will enjoy a canal cruise in a private saloon boat, the perfect way to see Amsterdam from an alternative perspective. Afterwards we will take a walking tour of the central Canal District with Ger Van Den Munckhof, who will explain some of the fascinating stories behind the history and architecture of Amsterdam.
  • Day 5 - Kröller-Müller Museum

    We drive to Arnhem this morning to visit the Kröller-Müller Museum, a superb collection displayed in a building surrounded by the great open spacef the National Park. Helene Kröller-Müller was a collector of great taste and in her lifetime she amassed more than 11,000 objects and works. Her last major purchase was Seurat’s ‘La Chatut’ in 1922.
  • Day 6 - Flight

    We drive to the airport for the flight back to the UK.

Flight Details

Flights with British Airways:

Depart Heathrow 10:55, arrive Amsterdam 13:20
Depart Amsterdam 14:10, arrive Heathrow 14:30

Flight times subject to change – regional departures available on request.

Departure Dates and Prices

03 Mar 2024

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Price from£2179

Single Supp.£396

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Included Hotels

Hotel

NH Museum Quarter
Superior
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

The highlight of this modern, well-run hotel is undoubtedly its location, with a five-minute walk taking you to the Rijskmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the world-renowned Concertgebouw.

Ger van den Munckhof

Ger van den Munckhof

Tour Leader

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Music Programme

Optional Concerts

For those who wish to attend a concert here there will be two
performances during our tour, featuring The Gewandhaus Orchestra,
Leipzig, conducted by Andris Nelsons in an all-Tchaikovsky
programme.


5 March 2024
Violin Concerto in D major Op.35 (with Greek violinist, Leonidas
Kavakos)
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64


6 March 2024
Overture from The Voyevoda, op. 3
Hamlet overture-fantasia, op. 67
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 ‘Pathétique’

1st Category tickets for either concert are approximately £120 each
and will sell out well in advance.

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